Hunger Relief Programs | Moms Against Poverty’s 1st Quarter 2018 Update

Dear Friends,
Happy Spring from our family to yours. MAP and our children have so much to celebrate! We are excited to share highlights of our work this past quarter in this report.

The success and growth of these programs depend on continued financial support, and we need your help to carry on this work.

Thank you for your compassion and dedication to the voiceless children of the world. We  look forward to our continued work together!

The MAP Team

Moms Against Poverty Hunger Relief Programs

We continue to provide food assistance to hundreds of families experiencing food insecurity in the Bay Area and Northern Virginia through our Nutrition Outreach Program.

Exciting Updates:

• We have received a grant from Hitachi High Technologies America to expand our hunger relief efforts.
• We are expanding our Hygiene Program in Oakland by installing laundry facilities in schools and shelters.
• Personal hygiene products are now being distributed to children in need as part of our support initiatives.

Moms Against Poverty Education Programs

• Our Cambodia school programs continue to expand, with the newest additions being preschool/kindergarten classes and a sewing & fashion design vocational training program.
• The construction of a school in Toolash, Ardabil has been completed, and work on a new library has begun.
• We are adding five more village preschools to our 100 Daycare Center & Preschool Establishment Program in Iran, bringing the total to 57 centers.
• The construction of a girls’ high school in Ney, Kurdistan and an elementary school in Manamen, Ardabil is underway.
• Construction of our 4th school in Senegal is in progress.

Moms Against Poverty Orphan Care Programs

• Our Girls’ Home in Kerman continues to operate smoothly, providing care for orphaned girls. This program is generously funded by the Tahbazof Family Foundation.
• Our foster care program in Cambodia is fully operational, ensuring that children receive proper care and education.

Moms Against Poverty Kermanshah Earthquake Relief & Reconstruction

• 15 tons of food, clothing, hygiene products, and basic provisions were distributed.
• Four mobile health clinics have been purchased, equipped, and mobilized to provide medical care.
• 150 heating units have been provided for families living in temporary shelters.
• An art therapy program was held for over 300 children, with their artwork displayed in a gallery exhibit in Tehran.
• Two health clinics and an Occupational & Physical Therapy Center are under construction.
• The construction of ten Kindergarten/Day Schools has started. Due to funding constraints, Moms Against Poverty has committed to ten schools but has been asked to build twenty.

• The construction of a girls high school in Ney in Kurdistan and the elementary school in Manamen, Ardabil has commenced.
  The construction of our 4th school in Senegal is underway.

MAP Orphan Care Programs

• The operation of our Girls Home in Kerman continues to go smoothly, and our girls are thriving beautifully. Operations of this center is generously donated by the Tahbazof Family Foundation.

• Our foster care program in Cambodia is fully operational, and the children are thriving thanks to the support and care of our staff in Cambodia.

How You Can Help

By providing hygiene kits and laundry facilities, we can restore dignity and confidence to children in need, allowing them to focus on their education and future.

Donate Now to help provide hygiene kits for homeless children.

For more information, contact us at info@momsagainstpoverty.org

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